The Animal Kingdom fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, no humor.
Tense and spectacular
Wondrous and moving
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Serious throughout
Fantasy, family, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography and sound design
Tense and spectacular
The Animal Kingdom is tense and spectacular.
Wondrous and moving
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's wondrous and moving. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Fantasy, family, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around fantasy, family, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography and sound design stand out.
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The Animal Kingdom is included with a subscription to Hulu in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, and Metacritic 69). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
2 h 7 min
The Animal Kingdom runs 2 h 7 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Animal Kingdom higher (76) than audiences (66). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $15 million to make and earned $9 million worldwide, 60% of its budget.
It was made in French. Produced in Belgium, France.
+38GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Animal Kingdom in 52 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 17 storytelling tropes for The Animal Kingdom, including Manipulative Bitch, Distinguished Gentleman's Pipe, Ready for Lovemaking.
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